The cast of MTV's 'Jersey Shore.' At least one castmember is proud to call himself a guido.

Sorrentino, 27, is one of eight young adults MTV has cast for a new reality series about living together in a summer share in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

Promos for "Jersey Shore" dub the cast the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos" who "keep their hair high, their muscles juiced and their fists pumping all summer long!"

Since the ads hit the airwaves, however, some Italian-Americans have raised concerns with the manner in which their culture is being portrayed, according to MTV News.

Andre DiMino, the national president of the New Jersey-based UNICO, an Italian-American service organization, says MTV's use of the terms "guido" and "guidette" is offensive and has called on MTV to not air the series.

"I've received hundreds of e-mails from Italian-Americans, and even people who are not Italian-American, some Jewish Americans, who are disgusted," said DiMino, who's organization has also raised concerns about "The Sopranos" and "Growing Up Gotti" in the past. "No ethnic group should be treated this way. Just because these young people refer to each other this way [AS 'GUIDOS'] doesn't make it proper."

But Sorrentino, who says he's "100% Italian," thinks people should watch the show first then decide if they're offended.

"The show didn't even come out yet," the assistant gym manager told MTV News. "It's just how we have fun on the East Coast. I'm sure when Mr. DiMino was young he went to beach clubs in the summer."

Sorrentino also doesn't view the term "guido" as offensive.

"It's not necessarily a stereotype; it's just how it is," Sorrentino said. "In New York and New Jersey, that just happens to be the style . . . Is there a dictionary definition of how Italian-Americans should be portrayed? I know I didn't hold back and I'm not too worried about what people think. When I look in the mirror, I feel good."

For its part, MTV released a statement that said "the Italian-American cast takes pride in their ethnicity . . . [But] we understand that this show is not intended for every audience and depicts just one aspect of youth culture."